NHS paid £40.3million compensation last year over failing to spot patients’ cancers

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THE NHS paid a record £40.3million in compensation last year over failing to spot patients’ cancers, official figures show.

The health service was sued by 314 people — who won an average of £130,000 each where the NHS admitted negligence in their diagnosis.

Clinics open themselves to legal action if patients suffer serious consequences due to delays or test results being wrongly interpreted.

NHS Resolution data shows in the four years since the Covid crisis there have been 1,125 payouts…

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